A term for Men as the second-born children of Ilúvatar, after the Elves, also attested in its plural form Eboennin (WJ/387). It seems to be a compound of ab “after” and onnen “born”.
Sindarin
abonnen
noun/adjective. born later, born after
abonnen
noun/adjective. man, one born later than the Elves, a human being (elvish name for men)
abonnen
noun. after born
abonnen
proper name. After-born
Cognates
- Q. Apanónar “After-born” ✧ WJI/Abonnen; WJ/387; WJI/Apanónar
Elements
Word Gloss ab “after” onnen “born”
ab
preposition. after
Cognates
- Q. apa “after (of time)”
Derivations
- √PĀ/APA “touch; after, behind of place”
Element in
Variations
- Ab ✧ WJ/387 (Ab)
ab-
prefix. after, later
abonnen
afterborn
pl. Ebennin (archaic "Eboennin" = Ebönnin, WJ:387), Elvish name of Men as the "Secondborn" of Eru. – If ab can be used as an independent preposition, it is probably followed by soft mutation.****
abonnen
afterborn
Abonnen, pl. Ebennin (archaic "Eboennin" = Ebönnin, WJ:387), Elvish name of Men as the "Secondborn" of Eru. If ab can be used as an independent preposition, it is probably followed by soft mutation.
ab
after
#ab (only attested as a prefix, as in:)
ab
after
(only attested as a prefix, as in:)
ab (prefix “after”) + onnen (p.p. of onna- “beget”)